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Sintox - In The Abyss - 19-May-06 03:15 AM
The track 'Within Yourself' on this 12" is something of a hidden gem.It was always the one which caught my attention,even all those years back.
It's hard bassline is combined with some very crisp percussion making it a diamond of a track to mix.Into that comes a menacing undertone to set the scene,and later a swooping synthline is added to create a dark,hypnotic feel,remniscent of the 'Detroit' style sound which Carl Craig was/is famous for.It's acually pretty much like a Beltram take on a Carl Craig tune which could have come out at the time.
A true lesson on how to make the simple sound full of depth - and a rival,in my humble opinion,to his classic 'Energy Flash'.

Sasha & John Digweed - Renaissance: The Mix Collection - 03-May-06 02:32 PM
An important point to be made about this release...
Whilst I am well and truly in agreement that this was a ground-breaking compilation,it is perhaps hasty to praise the mixing as so many do.Yes - the sequencing of the tracks featured within should be praised and Sasha & Digweed credited accordingly,but the mixing was all done digitally.
This was discovered by a friend of mine who,like many (myself included prior to that point),pondered the question of which DJ mixed which cd.When questioned in the toilets of the Rhumba club in Perth,John Digweed replied that nobody did a particular mix, IT WAS ALL DONE DIGITALLY.

Muses Rapt, The - Spiritual Healing - 03-Mar-06 09:31 AM
The remix on this 12" is one of the best trance tunes ever for me,maybe just THE best,and I say that being a man who embraced the glory days of Eye-Q,Superstititon,Harthouse and the like.
I first heard it played on an Essential Mix by Scott Bond and couldn't believe my ears.In amongst all the Gouryellas and other euro trancers which seemed to undermine the credibility of the very term 'trance' was this absolute slice of gold.The original mix is a belter aswell,but the remix is just a madman.It re-ignited my faith in trance as a genre and encouraged me to still actively seek out good tunes inspite of the emergence at the time of trance-pop stuff by the likes of Ian Van Dahl.
A true testament to Dragonfly that they could still put out something of this caliber in the late nineties.
If you ever had any fondness whatsoever for hard-trance,grab this with both hands,slap it on the turntable and prepare to be dazzled !!! (though I must warn in advance it took me a good few years to find a copy)

Bola - Gnayse - 18-Apr-05 12:22 AM
I wondered how the Bolaman would follow his two previous albums 'Soup' and 'Fyuti'.Each now has their distinguished place in outstanding electronica but I genuinely believed that any third album would prompt the comment 'more of the same'.Thankfully my irritating pessimism was deftly crushed upon my first listen.
This is an album which is in every sense perfectly crafted.Where the melodies of Soup and to a greater extent Fyuti have a more climaxic nature and a greater sense of finality to them,those on 'Gnayse' manage to echo a feeling of continuity,even in the absense of the listener whilst also maintaining perfectly fluid course - something which until the release of this album I feel has only truly been achieved by Boards Of Canada.It's like reaching out into time and space and grasping a small piece of existance which has its own unique and mystifying eternity.
Absolute atmospheric brilliance.Instant admission to my top five albums of all time.

Dave Clarke - Red 3 - 07-Nov-04 11:21 PM
The first time I encountered Red 3 was on a mix tape which I was listening to with friends whilst tripping.We switched tapes and went from happy house one second to the dark sounds of "the storm" the next,and it was quite literally as if the room changed in view,feel,perspective - ven temprature.Some of my friends were freaking out but I thought it was absolutely the best thing I'd ever heard ! A true piece of techno masterclass and a pivotal moment in my own personal record buying history.Cheers Dave.

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